5 Houston Bars To Catch Up With Friends At Over the Holidays

HOUSTON, TX - Whether residents in the Houston area are seeking a laid-back atmosphere to share in the spirit of gratitude and felicity or are looking for a more intimate rendezvous with refined options, the Houston Patch has its readers covered for friends and families gathering around the Thanksgiving holiday.

• Poison Girl features worth highlighting at the bar's spacious, outdoor patio with a giant Kool-Aid Man and interior, velvet paintings as well as a row of pinball machines on the bar's back wall. Facebook reviews laud the establishment as a "solid haunt," offering kudos for a staff with "some of the best people in Houston." There's always something happening at Poison Girl, be it participation in a city-wise bar crawl, a cocktail fundraiser or a special on craw fish.

Address: 1641 Westheimer Rd., Suite B

• Grand Prize Bar is a two-story establishment known for its craft selection and easy-going atmosphere. Happy hour is held every day of the week from 2-8 p.m., with $2 PBR and $3 well drinks as well as $4 on Bombshell Blonde draft, Bulleit Bourbon or RyeJaeger and $5 on cocktails.

Address: 1010 Banks St.

• The Hay Merchant offers daily Happy Hour, 3-6:30 p.m., an extensive beer list, classic bar food -- PB&J Wings, chicken fried steak, tacos made with half of a pig head, hamburgers -- and a calendar of weekly specials.

Address: 1100 Westheimer

• Pistolero's, a Mexican restaurant located in the heart of Houston, offers $3 Margaritas on Margarita Monday as well as Sunday Funday brunch until 4 p.m. and midnight drink specials. An affordable menu serves up home-style Mexican dishes with a spotlight on tacos.

• Anvil Bar & Refuge opened in 2009 and is dedicated to making the best drinks possible with the highest quality of spirits and ingredients its staff can find. A selection of autumn drinks is on the menu as well as Anvil classics: Pliny's Tonic, House of Lancaster and First Growth, to name a few.

Address: 1424 Westheimer Rd.

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